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Leona vs Ryze

How to Beat Ryze as Leona in LoLLeona is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Ryze as Leona

based on 1,273 Leona vs Ryze matchups
Win Rate
54.5 %
K/D/A
2.7
Pick Rate
0.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of rated League matches that we review every week. Our guide on how to beat Ryze as Leona resulted from an analysis of 1273 ranked games where both champs engaged each other. This counter matchup is somewhat rare. Leona is forced to battle against Ryze in only 0.9% of her rounds.

Leona vs Ryze Matchup Summary

Leona has done a great job of beating Ryze. Typically, she wins a terrific 54.5% of games the champions oppose each other in. In Leona versus Ryze games, Leona’s side is 0.2% more expected to obtain first blood, implying that she probably will get first blood against Ryze.

Best Leona vs Ryze Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorKindlegem

Core Leona Items

~22 Mins
ThornmailLocket of the Iron SolariSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

BloodsongZeke's ConvergenceTrailblazerFrozen Heart

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Leona to level upw
>
Second ability for Leona to level upe
>
Last skill for Leona to max outq

Runes

ResolveAftershockFont of LifeBone PlatingUnflinching
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Ability HasteArmorHealth Scaling
Leona's passive ability p
Leona's q ability q
Leona's w ability w
Leona's e ability e
Leona's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
E
9
W
10
E
11
R
12
E
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E
14
Q
15
Q
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R

Guide to Countering Ryze as Leona

Tips for Playing as Leona against Ryze

Shield of Daybreak and Zenith Blade form a powerful offensive combo.

Lead the charge and mark your foes with Sunlight before your allies deal damage.

You can absorb a huge amount of damage using Eclipse, but you must stay near enemies to gain the bonus duration.

Advice to Win Against Ryze

Ryze is especially dangerous to opponents that are marked with Flux.

Use Realm Warp's windup time to figure out how to deal with what may be coming out of the portal.

Crowd controlling Ryze during Realm Warp's windup will cancel the portal.

Leona vs Ryze Counter Stats

Leona Image
Win Rate
54.5 %
VS
Win Rate
45.5 %
Ryze Image
2.1
< Kills >
6
6
< Deaths >
5.9
14.1
< Assists >
6.8
0.4
< Killing Sprees >
1.42
31
< Minions Killed >
187
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.45
2,883
< Physical Damage >
1,009
6,756
< Magic Damage >
22,472
999
< True Damage >
321
10,638
< Damage Dealt >
23,803
23,205
< Damage Taken >
26,242
8,676
< Gold Earned >
11,958
1.63
< Towers >
2.1
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
2,805
< Total Healing >
4,092
10,770
< Experience >
15,746
56
< Vision Score >
19
24
< Wards Placed >
9
223
< Time Dealing CC >
91

How to Counter Ryze with Leona in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here feature several important Leona against Ryze counter stats that may help us distinguish the differences between the two. For instance, Leona’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Ryze’s ratio of NaN, showing that Leona may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Ryze. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.

Leona often has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than her matchup does. Typically, she receives less damage than Ryze. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Leona and Ryze

Damage Types Compared

Leona
Ryze
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Leona
Ryze

Who is Better, Leona or Ryze?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Leona usually wins when facing off against Ryze, with a 54.5% win rate. Therefore, Leona makes a great counter to Ryze.

While Leona does have a much higher win rate than Ryze, when facing one another, Leona also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less challenging character to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Leona into Ryze.

Additionally, Leona also has a great deal of utility and CC, a similar amount to Ryze. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Leona vs Ryze matchups, Leona is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Leona is a great counter to Ryze. Focus your strategy on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Leona against Ryze.

Other Champion Matchups Against Leona

Leona Loses Against

LilliaLillia44.7% winrateZacZac46.9% winrateCassiopeiaCassiopeia46.9% winrateSingedSinged47.4% winrate

Leona Wins Against

YuumiYuumi60.6% winrateNidaleeNidalee60.2% winrateKai'SaKai'Sa57.4% winrateGragasGragas56.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Aurelion SolAurelion Sol+ 55.6% 2270 GamesSennaSenna+ 56.2% 1595 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 56.7% 22899 GamesLilliaLillia+ 58.3% 8896 Games

Additional Information for Leona Players

How We Calculated Our Leona vs Ryze Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ryze as Leona, we analyzed 1,273 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Ryze as Leona comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

Leona Build Ryze Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Leona to counter Ryze during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Leona typically gets a lot less CS compared to Ryze. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Leona versus Ryze build consist of Thornmail, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Solstice Sleigh. When Leona included at least these three items in her build, she performed much better when facing Ryze than with most other common builds. In fact, Leona boasted an average winrate of 54.5% battling Ryze with this build.

To have the best likelihood of annihilating Ryze as Leona, Leona players should take the Aftershock, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Leona vs Ryze counterpicks, this composite of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 54.5% winrate overall.

If you want to get Leona vs Ryze tips and counter stats for a a distinct skill level, feel free to choose one from the selection menu shown above. By default, the statistics and guides displayed are calculated using every match with data with both champs.